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Chinatown

Chinatown in England North East, United Kingdom.

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Plan your visit

Typical visit
1 h–2 h

About

Chinatown is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.

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From the Wikipedia article

The Chinatown in Newcastle is a district of Newcastle upon Tyne, located in the west of the city, on the edge of the shopping and commercial centre, along Stowell Street. It is one of five Chinatowns in England, with the other four being in London, Birmingham, Manchester, and Liverpool.

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Background

History

The first Chinese restaurant in Newcastle, the Marlborough Café, opened on Scotswood Road in 1949. Another fourteen restaurants opened up to 1962, but none on Stowell Street. The first business to open there was a Chinese supermarket, now the Wing Hong store, which moved to Stowell Street from Westgate Road in 1978, to be followed by many other businesses. In 1988 businesses along Stowell Street were allowed to have signs in Chinese as well as English. 22 Chinese style lanterns were installed in Stowell Street to replace the existing street lights in 2008. ]]

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Coordinates
54.9723, -1.6202
Address
60-62 St. Andrews Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 5SF

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Where is Chinatown?
Chinatown is in North East England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 54.9723°, -1.6202°.